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3/16/2023
14 : 55

The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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3/14/2023
12 : 14

Growth ideas

A long and growing list of ideas to inspire your team's thinking on increasing top-of-funnel, monetization, conversion, retention, and velocity ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
3/12/2023
12 : 14

Hot takes and techno-optimism from tech’s top power couple | Sriram and Aarthi

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3/9/2023
13 : 25

Career frameworks, A/B testing mistakes, counterintuitive onboarding tips, selling to developers | Laura Schaffer …

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3/5/2023
13 : 14

Lessons from scaling Stripe

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3/2/2023
13 : 14

Lessons from working with 600+ YC startups | Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator, Airbnb)

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2/28/2023
13 : 14

How Duolingo reignited user growth

The story behind Duolingo's 450% growth acceleration, leaderboards, streaks, notifications, and their innovative growth model ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
2/26/2023
13 : 14

Behind the scenes of Calendly’s rapid growth | Annie Pearl (CPO)

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2/23/2023
13 : 14

An inside look at how CNN builds product | Upasna Gautam

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2/21/2023
13 : 14

How to be prepared for layoffs

What you can do today to avoid getting caught off guard in case layoffs come for you ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
2/19/2023
13 : 14

10 lessons on bootstrapping a $200m business | Patrick Campbell (ProfitWell)

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2/17/2023
8 : 4

Understanding the role of product ops | Christine Itwaru (Pendo)

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2/14/2023
13 : 14

Growth inflections

Stories behind growth unlocks for Figma, Facebook, Airbnb, YouTube, Tinder, DoorDash, and others ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
2/12/2023
13 : 14

Mastering onboarding | Lauryn Isford (Head of Growth at Airtable)

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2/9/2023
13 : 14

Leading with empathy | Keith Yandell (DoorDash, Uber)

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2/7/2023
13 : 14

I built a Lenny chatbot using GPT-3. Here’s how to build your own.

A step-by-step guide to building your own AI chatbot ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
2/5/2023
13 : 14

AI and product management | Marily Nika (Meta, Google)

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2/2/2023
13 : 14

How to foster innovation and big thinking | Eeke de Milliano (Retool, Stripe)

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1/31/2023
13 : 14

How Coda builds product

Lane Shackleton, CPO at Coda, shares his team's actual templates, processes, and many lessons learned ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
1/29/2023
13 : 14

Lessons from Airtable’s unconventional growth strategy | Zoelle Egner

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